Read the following paragraph.

students attending schools with mandatory uniform policies experience less pressure than do students who must choose their wardrobes. this is because school uniforms allow students and their parents to save money and time. the financial investment in uniforms at the beginning of the school year is far more economical than the purchase of an entire wardrobe of designer clothes and trendy styles. students who do not have to deliberate what to wear each morning are able to invest their time in more productive ways, such as studying for tests or finishing homework. uniforms may stifle students’ self-expression, but there are many other ways to reveal one’s individuality at school.

which of the following statements best supports the author’s claim?

school uniforms, which are less baggy than many modern styles, make it more difficult for students to hide contraband items.

school uniforms make it easier for faculty and staff members to identify students as members of the student body.

students are more focused on classroom instruction and less interested in what their peers are wearing.

parents are supportive of public schools adopting school uniforms for several reasons; the most common being affordability.

Students are more focused on classroom instruction and less interested in what their peers are wearing.

Explanation:

The passage details the advantages of adopting a specific school uniform in schools for both the parents and especially the students themselves. Instead of the pressure to decide what to wear so as not to look shabby or inferior to the other students, the school uniform makes it easier to mingle and blend in with the others without the need to be self conscious of what one wears. This way, they can concentrate more on their education and not on the clothes and the pressure to be well dressed every time. And there is no need for the students to be conscious of what the other people are wearing. The unnecessary stress about the dresses of others is instead deviated to the educational pressure to be on par with the other students.

D) Parents are supportive of public schools adopting school uniforms for several reasons; the most common being affordability.

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explanation:

i think its c

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